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Texas teen uses computer science to fight scammers

Texas teen uses computer science to fight scammers
nation9/20/2025

Tejasvi Manoj of Plano, Texas, was named Time magazine's "Kid of the Year" for her work helping seniors avoid being victims of financial scams.

Plano, Texas — In many ways, Tejasvi Manoj of Plano, Texas, is an average 17-year-old. "You've got to balance, like, all of your classes, and then you have college applications as well," Manoj told CBS News. But she's spending much of her senior year... [2364 chars]